Front passenger view of a 1955 Chrysler 2-door sedan that has been involved in a collision with a motorcycle at the intersection of Palm Street and Milham Avenue in Portage, Michigan. The car has been towed to the Kuiper Pure Oil Station located...

Image showing the front of a severely damaged BSA Lightening Power motorcycle imported from England. It was involved in a collision with an automobile at the intersection of Palm Street and Milham Avenue in Portage, Michigan. The bike resides in...

View of the newly completed office complex for the National Waterlift Company located at 2220 Palmer Avenue in Kalamazoo, Michigan. A division of Pneumo Dynamics Corporation, the National Waterlift Company was a manufacturer of aircraft hydraulic...

Aerial view, looking northwest, of the Kalamazoo Flying Service Incorporated located at 5607 Portage Road on the grounds of the Kalamazoo Municipal Airport. The hanger and office buildings are visible to the right of Portage Road, which runs from...

Image of a large three tier cake created for the Southland Shopping Center's one year anniversary party on August 18th, 1961. The dimensions of the cake are unknown, however using the individuals posed around it in later images it appears to be...

View looking east up Bridge Street in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The focus of this image is the apartment building under construction in the distance. The approximate address is 1030 which places this building on the south side of Bridge Street about...

Unidentified gentleman known on the negative envelope simply as "Cobweb Painter." Cobweb painting utilizes spider web or caterpillar silk and was first documented in the 16th Century. It is not a common practice and takes skill and extreme...

View, looking south, of the brand new Boylan Buick New and Use Car Dealership located at 5047 West Main Street on the southwest corner of West Main and Drake Road, in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The building has been constructed in the modern 1960's...

Exterior night view, looking south, showing the Paper City Motor Sales located at 411 West Kalamazoo Avenue (running in the foreground). This dealership stands between Park Street on the west, Cooley Street on the east, Eleanor Street on the south...

Front view of a brand new, economy size, Ford pickup truck hitched to a "5th" wheel travel trailer. The rig is parked in front of the Don Seelye Ford Dealership located at 3820 Stadium Drive (on the north side of the street) in Kalamazoo,...

Image, looking northwest, of the Oakwood Enco Service Station located at 3050 Oakland Drive in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The station stands on the west side of Oakland Drive just to the north of Whites Road on the outskirts of the Oakwood...

Twelve unidentified men, wearing the offical Texaco Service Station Uniforms, posed in front of the M. Germain Texaco Service Station located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. This image was taken at a time when Service Stations offered full service to the...

The aftermath of an explosion of a Standard Service Station located on U.S. 12 outside of Comstock, Michigan. It should be noted that U.S. 12 is today's King Highway/96 which runs east and west from the City of Kalamazoo to the Village of...

View, looking northeast, of the First Federal Savings and Loan of Kalamazoo's main office located at 346 West Michigan Avenue in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan. The building is located on the northeast corner of Michigan Avenue (foreground) and Park...

View, looking due north, showing the front facade of the newly completed First National Bank and Trust Company of Kalamazoo's Lake Center Branch. This bank stands at 7920 Portage Road on the northwest corner of Portage Road and Centre Avenue in...

Interior view of the American National Bank and Trust Company of Kalamazoo's Milwood Branch office located at 4109 Portage Street in the Milwood neighborhood. The bank stood on the northeast corner of Portage Street and Golf View. The image shows...

View, looking southeast, of the brand new American National Bank and Trust Company of Kalamazoo's South Westnedge Branch Office. This branch was located at 3205 South Westnedge Avenue on the southeast corner of South Westnedge (lower right corner)...

Interior of the First National Bank and Trust Company of Kalamazoo located at 108 East Michigan Avenue. The building was originally constructed in 1916/1917. The building remained little changed until the early 1970's when, according to Kalamazoo...